Setting Film Speed - Nikon FA Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATION

SETTING FILM SPEED

To program the camera to give the correct exposure with a
particular film, you must set the camera to the correct film speed
Lift up the ASA/ISO film speed ring and rotate it in either
direction until the red index dot
use. The scale
on the ASA/ISO dial has settings from
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ASA/ISO 12 to 4000 Two lines between each number stand for
intermediate settings, such as 64, 80, etc.
The film speed, indicated by an ASA/ISO number printed on
both the film carton and cartridge, is a numerical rating of the
film's sensitivity to a given amount of light: the higher the
number, the greater the sensitivity, and vice versa.
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is opposite the film speed in
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• Make sure that the exposure compensation dial
at 0. If not, turn the dial until the 0 click stops opposite the
red index line
while depressing the exposure
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compensation dial locking button
is set
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